Planetary Boundary Layer Height Over the Southern Great Plains from Lidar

A lidar-based method retrieves planetary boundary layer height (PBLH) to track diurnal variations, with an adapted algorithm for cloudy conditions. The dataset includes a quality-control flag and eliminates rainy cases. It was developed by Tianning Su at the University of Maryland, College Park, based on research published in 2020 and 2022.

Use Cases

• Tracking diurnal variations in planetary boundary layer height based on the described lidar retrieval algorithm.
• Studying the coupling states of clouds with the surface and boundary layer under cloudy conditions.
• Quality-controlling atmospheric data by applying the provided flag and eliminating rainy cases.

Strengths

• Includes a quality-control flag as mentioned in the description.
• Method is specifically adapted for retrieving PBLH under cloudy conditions.
• Algorithm is designed to better track diurnal variations than conventional lidar-based approaches.

Limitations

• Row count, file formats, and specific data size are unknown.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

University of Maryland, College Park

Collection Method

Lidar-based retrieval method with quality-control processing.

Geography

Southern Great Plains (SGP)